Basket



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1 BASKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13. 192i.

Rammed Oct. 4L 1922..

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

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for its. object to provide material from which, children may makeornamental baskets for amusement and instruction.

The invention contemplates the provision of sets of supplemental memberswhich may be assembled to :l 'orm baskets according to directions to beinclosed with said sets. lilach set includes a member for forming; thebottom of a basket, and a plurality of memhere for forming the sides ofthe basket. The side members are preferably'smaller than the bottommembers, and all of the members are preferably shaped to conform to thesame geometrical figure.

The invention will be first hereinafter de scribed in connection withthe accompany, A draw' which. constitute part of this peciication, andthen more specifically delined in the claims the end of the description.p

l'n the accompanyin,9, drawings,

wherein similar reference charac ers are used. to des innatecorii'esoondinp; parts throughout the veral views t Figure 1 is a plan'view of one form of bottom member to be used forming a basket. i

Figure 2 is a similar view of one of the side members to be used withsaid bottom member.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the bottom member decorated as contemplatedby the invention.

Figure l is a similar viewof one of the side members correspondinglydecorated,

liigure 5 is a bottom plain view of a pow tion of the basket formed byassembling the side and bottom members, and

Figure 6 is a side elevation of said basket;

l liile the bottomand side members may be formed in various geometricalfigures, they are preferably made in the form of stars, the bottommember 1 being somewhat larger but formed in the same proportions as theside members 9;. The number of side members provided corresponds to thenumber of points on the stars, there being eight 1921. Serial No.469,130;

such points and side members in this instance.

Each of the stanshaped members 1 and 2 may be made of any inexpensivematerial, such as cardboard, wood, orthe like, and said members may bepleasingly decorated by strips 3 of various colored materials wrapped orotherwise suitably fastened to the marginal portions of said members,illustrated in liigrures 8 and 4:. The middle portions of the members,within the nal decorating strips, may be covered by pictures orillustrations l, or other suitable decorations, the marginal stripsserving as frames for said central pictures or decorations. The width ofthe marginal decorating strips 3 may be varied, those in Figure 3 beingconsiderably wider than those in l igure l. It will be understood thatthe arrangement and manner of applying said strips may also be widelyvaried without departing from the present invention.

With each set, consisting of a bottom member 1, a plurality of sidemembers and decorating strips 3, directions will be furnished fordecorating the members and assembling them into the form of a basket.lln thus assembling said members one point Z- of each of the star-shapedside members 2 is placed in the space between each pair of adjacentpoints of the star-shaped bottom member Land. the points 6 on said sidemembers. at opposite sides ofthe first men-- tioned polnt thereof, aresewed or otherwise secured to the adjacentpoints of the bottom member,as at 7 in Figures 5 and 6, so that points of two of thestarshaped sidemembers are fastened to each of the points of the star-shaped bottommember. The diametrically opposite points 8 on the side members,adjacent to points 6 thereof, are sewed or otherwise secured to oneanother, as at 9 in Figures 5 and 6, thus supporting said side membersin an inclined position with respect to the bottom member and formingthe sides or rim. of a basket. The points of the side members thenproject slightly below the bottom memberand con-- stitute legs orsupports for the basket, as best shown in Figure 6.

ll claim:

1. A basket comprising a star-shaped bot tom member, and a plurality ofsmaller starher, and other points olf'said star-shaped side membersbeing secured together substantially as shown and described.

2. A basket comprising a star-shaped -bottom member, and a plurality ofsmaller star shaped side members, certain points oil? said star-shapedside members being secured to the points of the star-shaped bottom memtoits marginal portion, and rlecoratilji means arranged on the centralportion of each member, the decorating strips consti tilting a, framefor said central rlm'oratingr means.

-:l:. An educational appliance comprising a plurality of star-shapedmembers for forming a basket, each of said members having decoratingstrips folded over its marginal portion, each strip extending betweenparallel edges of points of the star, and decorating means on thecentral portion of each member, said strips constituting a frame forsaid central decorating means.

In testimony whereof .l have signed my name to this specification.

GEORGE C. \V. GOSS.

